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Cost & Benefits

Kentucky

A household of four is measured against a 2026 poverty guideline of $33,000. Kentucky has adopted Medicaid expansion, so the adult income screen is 138 percent of poverty. The 2024 all-items state price parity is 90.2.

Sales tax
6.0%
Wage income tax
Yes
Property tax
0.71%

Benefit pages

Each program has its own page for Kentucky. The label is the illustrative household of four at $48,000.

Counties

Towns

229 places in Kentucky have a cost page and a benefits page.

Metros in this ranking